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Exploring a digital company ID could strengthen the UK’s financial sector, says the country’s Minister of AI and Digital Government Feryal Clark. The former British colony of Hong Kong is forging its own path towards digital company identification.
The product, built on the World Mobile Chain, a Layer 3 network on Coinbase’s Base, aims to provide a secure, self-sovereign identity framework that allows users to control their personal data without relying on centralized authorities.
Verifiable credentials and ID wallets will help eliminate redundant identity proofing, reduce fraud and enable reusable identity verification.
Entrust has bought Onfido's technology portfolio, which will bolster their own suite of comprehensive AI-powered identity security solutions. Entrust recently finalised the acquisition and scaled the number of technologies they can offer in identity verification to navigate the greater security challenges posed by AI.
Gartner has projected a significant shift in the cybersecurity landscape by 2027, with AI agents expected to halve the time required to exploit account exposures. The technology research and consulting firm highlights account takeover (ATO) as a persistent threat, primarily due to weak authentication credentials, such as passwords.
Through the integration with Stripe, CLEAR will gain support for a wide array of payments methods facilitated by the business payments processor, including digital wallets.
The South Korean Government has announced that nationwide issuance of the Mobile Resident Registration Cards - a national digital ID on smartphone - commenced on 14 March 2025.
Concept is using biometric authentication as part of an MFA process.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), along with aviation security leaders, has called for the rapid adoption of digital identity technologies with a release on March 20. The trade association believes the move will enhance aviation security and operational efficiency.
Microsoft has announced it will provide a variety of support for channel partners who embrace agentic artificial intelligence (AI), three months after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella publicly stated that software-as-a-service (SaaS) will “collapse in the agent era”.
Deepfakes put enterprises at risk of theft, data breaches and compliance issues. Learn about the deepfake detection technology that aims to stop them.
Gov.uk OneLogin should be in place for the UK’s the Security Industry Authority (SIA) by the fourth quarter of the 2024-2025 fiscal year, and the Home Office and Government Digital Service (GDS) should coordinate with each other and the SIA to make sure it does.
